The Mountain Range Mustangs couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by Eaglecrest at home and fell 86-42. Mountain Range was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-19.
Despite the loss, Mountain Range still got an impressive performance from Landen Calabrese, who scored 18 points along with 6 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Quincy Helsel, who scored 8 points.
Leading Eaglecrest to victory were Lucas Kalimba and Ladavian King. Kalimba scored 15 points, while King scored 14 points along with 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Garrett Barger was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Mountain Range's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Eaglecrest, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Mountain Range will head out on the road to face off against Legend at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Legend focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Wednesday. As for Eaglecrest, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Brighton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
